Extase

coze 2019-01-19
(10/10)
Wow ! This is a great hidden gem which captivates from the first second and never lets you go. The production values are just excellent. Never heard of this back in the day, gave it a go a few years ago and been an instant fan !
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Dottor_Psycho 2016-12-20
(6/10)
Extase is for sure a fascinating "art game" and an interesting interactive take on a subject often explored by philosophy, psychology, engineering, literacy, films and comics: the emergence of artificial life and consciousness. As a game per se I'm afraid is quite poorly structured. It is original and extraniating in a good way but not very entertaining (6/10).
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arne 2007-04-20
(10/10)
A timeless classic, an absolute masterpiece! One of the most original games and one of the best games of all time. It will have its shrine one day in the museums. This game is unique so far in that it really perfected interactive soundscapes, creating a synergistic experience that's just indescribable. Every action you take in the game has a sound effect that is rendered in such a way as to perfectly match the background music in tempo and style, off-beat, on-beat, everything! On top, each level has its own completely unique sound fx and music, getting wilder and faster as you progress to get the android closer to consciousness. And what kind of futuristic and awesome avant-garde new wave sound this game delivers. The player creates his own soundscapes, dragging himself further and further into this games "noir" ambience.
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bVork 2007-03-16
(10/10)
Unique, beautiful, and enthralling. The interactive music is fantastic, and one of the many reasons I think Stéphane Picq is the greatest game music composer ever. The graphics are beautifully minimalist. The android somehow manages to blur the line between pretty and creepy. The gameplay itself is a lot of fun. The computer AI is very good and even reacts to what you do. If you leave it alone, it'll leave you alone. But if you start causing sparks and stealing parts, it'll do the same to you. Two-player mode is a lot of fun too, because of the sheer chaos that can ensue (and the wonderful music caused by that chaos).

10/10. Absolutely perfect in everything it does.
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Kai 2006-12-05
(3/10)
Can't imagine why this game is so highly rated (8.22 right now)? The music is nice, but the controls are bad and there are only 8 levels.
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MartinUK 2006-07-26
(8/10)
This is pretty unique, a very strange concept which makes for a fast-reflex competitive game. The audio-visual elements are not only stunning in thier own right, they also draw you in to a special and somewhat blissful world. The whole ambience is incredible. Be prepared to read and re-read the manual or a review, and perhaps watch the computer play, to fully understand it though.
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Eltar 2006-01-03
(9/10)
I simply adored the design, the sound, the music and the feel of that clever little game. Just delicious to play, either alone or in competition with a friend. If you don't sabotage your opponent's side (much) more than you work on yours, that is.
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Dirk_the_Daring 2005-08-07
(10/10)
Forget Rez, Extase is the first game with real interactive music. Every sound in Extase (all of them with explendid quality) are desingned to create the background music for each level (and they change on every level), u have to see it to believe.
The game is based on the great puzzle game of Purple Saturn Day, but more advanced and complex
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